HUMAN RIGHTS in Western and Islamic Perspective (an Introduction…)

The term of human rights is mostly associated to western civilization as if it is only belonged by them. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, even though it is called “Universal”, articulates the Western trends rather than Islamic or another perspective.

            The consequence of this situation is the term of “human rights” has become an integral part of secular terms universally. In fact, it is frequently assumed, as well as stated, by many advocates of human rights, in both Western and non- Western (including many Muslim) countries, those human rights can exist only within a secular context and not within the framework of religion.

            In today’s discourse, scholars and political experts from many countries realized that human rights term as developed is not compatible to “the real” universal values. Moreover, it can provoke vandalism, social turmoil and global chaos as the global reaction of Prophet Muhammad caricature.

Some proponent of the world politics (politicians), including the secretary general of UN, asserted that there is no the real freedom. Freedom as a part of people’s human rights is limited by another people’s human rights also. By this context, the term of human rights actually should run together with a social responsible and accommodate another perspective outside western world.